The Monroe Bearcats basketball team (Monroe, WA), dropped 53-35 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Eastmont Wildcats (East Wenatchee, WA)

The Wildcats now sport a 6-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sunnyside for a non-league battle on Friday, January 5. Eastmont will battle a Grizzlies team coming off a 63-39 non-league loss to Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA). The Grizzlies record now stands at 5-5.

The Bearcats (4-4) will now prepare for their battle against Archbishop Murphy (Everett, WA). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 4-6 record. In their last test, Archbishop Murphy thwarted Squalicum (Bellingham, WA), 65-45, in a non-league test.